Self feeding and pitching machine



F. HAMILTON. SELF FEEDING AND P|.TcH|NG MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IULY 2,1918.

F. HAMILTON.

SELF FEEDING AND PITCHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FIL ED JULY 2, 1918.

1,35 1,381, 1 Patented Aug. 31, 1920.

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'F. HAMILTON. SELF-FEEDING AND PITCHINGMACHINE. APPLICATION FILED IuLy 2, Isra.

Patented Aug. 31, 1920.

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55 *wieeled frame, so as to prevent the latter'- constructed as to control and regulate autor y. TRANKIHAMILTON, or Benzineron,`ontlenen@ vfl SELF Training; aan

y i l' vApplication iled July?,

ToV all w/L'omc't mai/concern:

Be it lin-own that l, FRANK HAMiL'i-oma citizen oi' the United States', residing at Burflington, iii the county'oin Alfalfa and-State oi Uklahoina, lhave invented certain new and useful 'improvements -in Seli Feeding and Pitching Machines, of which the 'following isa specification. Y Y

lvflyinvention classoilthreshing and more particularly to' feeding devices for threshing machines, the

specific purpose civ the invention being tol hereinafter and setl 'i'ortlij with particularity Y Q Y 17o Reference isV had to the accompa-nyi-ngv provide a self-feeding and pitching machine which is adapted to stand in between the stacks of vgrain and the threshing machine and deliver the bundles oi gavels oigraiii in the proper quantity to the ieederoi' thel threshing mechanism at the receiving end of the thresher, whereby the'bundles oigrain:V will be expeditiously Ysupplied to the leed* tableoi the thresli'er.' f

A further object vof the invention is` to provide an improved device of the-character set forth, iny which there Ais combined in-y one transportable machine, adapted to be placed in juxtaposition to the thresher at there-- ceiyiiig end oi" the latter, a pitching mechanism y ing Aorlisboth under the' control 0I an operator andlcapable'of independent manipulation sothat each deiriclris adapted Yto 'grasp a large shock or bunch oiV grain andto elef vate and drop itonto a ieeding device so" threshing mechanism. Y

A further object 0i the invention is `to provide a mechanism which can be driven i'rcm the thresher, and which in addition,

includesmeans associated with the inechae nism whereby the operation of Vthe latteris automatically stoppenv should too large ay bunch of straw or grain be fed into the 'hop-` per oi the feeding device. In this manner the shock will Ybe prevented from being 'fed -iiito the threshing machine at too great a rate such as would tend to Aclog the saine; The device also 'operates to automatically putin niotionthe feeding4 device'after the shock has been brol'ren up and divided so as to supply a normal quantityfoi grain totheV tlireslier to be acted upon therein. l

still further object of the invention is to provide means whereby the feeding mechanisinv can be moved forwardly on the Specification of Letters Patent.

has special reference 'to the ncluding derriclrs provided with load-Y'v frirciii`ixreA MACHINEQ isis. vserian No. 243,031@- ratiene@aV auf. 31,1920.

from projecting from' lbeyond the vehicle when thev devficel isnot being used, and when transpoivtingthe same from place to place,

so that the load will be removedl yfrom the rear oi the machine and distributed upon the center ofy the ira-me, so that the weight l will `be equallyl proportioned.

l vl/ff ith the above objectsand others inview, y as vwill appear as the description proceeds the invention comprises 'the various novel I -ieatures ofconstruction and arrangementioi f parts which will be more fully described i Vini 4the claims appended hereto.l

drawings, i"oriniiig'a' partei this applica! cate Vcorrespon'ding yseveral yiews, and whereinA Figurey l is a side elevation `partly inv secthresher as in operation,`

tion, in'wliic'h like' reference characters indiy parts throughout tlie'lj Y tion of my improvedseliYieedi-ngand*pitch ing machine showing itsl relation to ``vice is in 'position to vdischarge.the same Y' upon Vthe feeding mechanisni,

Fig. Sjis'anfenlaro'cd fragmentary vertical' sectional yiew showing theshock loosening 0rv disintegrating mechanism andmeansy for automatically, stoppingfa'ndf' starting the.

" ieedingnieans -or endless carrier,

Referring to` the 'dia-wings 4in detail, my

improved s'elieeding ynd Vpitching machine is shown in the torni lofi afwlieeledfveliicle including a lsuitable supporting fraineor carriage, comprising the 'ma-in `sills l0 oi the 1 iranien-nd a' sub-sill'l'l havingy connectioir therewith l"throughV the medium oi t1 rights-l2 and bracedtheretooii the for I endof the vmachine Vasvsliown at 13. Atthe Fig. Llis detailed perspective' view-show'- ing one cig-fthe forlrs constitutinga part ci ico vv front/oi the machine there -is provided..a

suitably bracedfinrontaxle support lll, the'r` Y entire frame-.being supported Aupon iront-f transporting wheels llijand'*reartranspoit-4 ing zwheels 1G, the .-iront wheels Vadapted to viio `loe turned for-guidinggthe VVtraine vin the'f usual manner; iSui-talo-le: dirait means are provided for transporting the vehicle, and

while l have shown the usual tongue and whiflle tree mechanism 17, for hitching draft animals thereto, it is obvious that the device may be transported by a tractor or otherwise.

Arranged upon the 'front of the wheeled frame is a platform 18, upon which there is 4 supported a vertical standard 19 braced to the platform as shown at 20, such beam coml prising part of a derrick construction, which further includes a pair of angularly disposed booms or arms 21 having vertical pivot portions 22 connected by brace arms 23V atV their upper ends tothe outer and up-y per ends of the ybooms 21.

mechanism, as will be hereinafter more f fully set forth. c

' The vertical pivot portion 22 of each derrick or boom is adapted to swing in anA up-fy per bearing 24,an intermediate bearing 25 and a lower bearing 26 therebeneath, all of -said bearings. being mounted on the vertical standard 19 in substantially*equidistantly spaced relation, while the lower bearing 26 is spacedv above the lower end of said standard and consequently with respect to the platform 18.v The booms;4 may be raised to .operative positions or lowered to inoperative positions, as desired,.and for this purpose r the brace arms 23 are located slightly below the upper bearings 24 of the pivot 1portions 22 so that the members 22 may be raised or lowered without interference from the brace arms. The membersY 22 are eachprovided with a plurality of apertures 2T to receive pin 29' to hold the members 22 in elevated or operative position and at thesame time f rotative in the bearings 24, 25 and 26. When Y it is desired to lower the boom atreither side of the standard the pin 29 is removed and this will allow the pivot memberv 22 to drop to the bottom ofthe standard 19 upon theV platform 18. The derrick device'may thus be disposed in inoperative positions. Suspended from the free end of each `boom is a hay fork 30,`the same being they usual snatch fork havingfjaws of opposedV vswinging tines suspendedfrom a pulley 31 through the medium of a rope orcable 32 whichV is passed over the pulley and the 'opposits end thereof extended along the boom and over a pulley 33 carriedby the boom adjacent to the standard 19, the Vcable or rope beingv subsequently passed under a swiveled Ypulley 34 carried upon the platl form 18 and thenvwound upona drum 35 also arranged upon the platform adjacent to the forward end of the vehicle. This mechshown.

anism is duplicated foreach of the booms at the opposite sidesof the vertical standard and a release rope'or cable 36 is connected to each snatchfork or hay fork at each side, so that the'latt'er'can be released ofits loadl when desired. lease rope broken away to show that itmayl be extended to an indefinite length to allow forrraising and lowering the fork, as theV cable or rope 32 is unwound from the drum or wound upon the same as will now be described. y

VEach drum 35 is provided with a relatively wide rim 37 producing friction pulley adapted to be engaged by a friction wheel 38 fixed upon a shaft 39-y mounted transversely upon the platforml 18adjacent Vto the drum, and carrying upon one end a grooved pulley orfsprocket 39 byfwhich it may be driven through'the medium of an endless drive member or belt 40 .fromy the thresher mechanism, as will be subsequently' set forth. The drum shafts 41 are j ourna'led sliding bearings 43 whereby the rims 37 ofA the drums may be moved into frictional en- Ygagement with the friction vwheel-s 38 for impartingrotation to the drums for the purpose of winding thecables thereon in elevating the shocks caught by the hay forks 30. The sliding bearings 43k are operated through the medium of levers 45and couh pling links 45, and held normally atone end of thepaths'of the friction surfaces and out of contact by contractile springs 44, as

The levers 45 yare Y extended in- I have shown vthe re1 -f Y in bearings 42 at their inner ends and atV 'their outer ends said shafts are mounted 1n wardlyacross thek platform to the `center y portion thereof between the respective drums Y so as to permit of their convenient manipu- Y lation by a single operator. As before mentioned, when the shocks or bundles are being raised, the friction rims of the drums are in engagement with the friction wheels .but when the snatch hooks or hay forks are being lowered toreceive a shock or bundle standing on the ground,rthe levers 45 are released and the springs 44 act to disengage the frictionrims of the drums' from the friction wheels 38, ythus permitting the cables to be unwound to the proper length. This is facilitated by disposing brake shoes 46 adjacent tothe friction rims of the drums and. each operative by a lever 46Y so that when the latter are acted upon by the disengaging means constituted by the springs 44, the brake shoes may be engaged with the friction rims of the drum to retard the retrograde movement of the drums to control the i an endless carrier belt 50, which carrierY belt operates varound end rollers 5l jou-r naled in the carrier frame 52. 'In order toV slaclren or tighten thev endless carrier, .the end portions of the sides ofthe frame 52 are provided with longitudinal slots 53 in which the bearings '54 are slida'ble` suitable adjusting screws 55 being disposedi'n the endsof the frame for shifting the bearings and consequentlythe/rollers. 51., thus per-V mitting the endless .carrier or belt lto be made as taut as desired or found necessary. Also fixedto the shaft 48 is al double grooved pulley 56, vand journaled in the upright vframe 47 therebeneath is ya `larger groovedv pulley 57' of doubleformation, and around one grooved vportion of which and the lpulley 56 an endless belt 58 is engaged,

while an endless belt 40 isengaged around,

the other part of the pulley 57 and'around a pulley 39 on the shaft 89 of the friction pinion 38 'A large belt pulley 59V is also journaled on the'same shaft with `the pulley 57 and'rotates' therewith, said large pulley acting as a fly wheel andV having an endless drive belt 60` engaged :thereon and extended` to be engaged around 'a pulley ofthe thresh- I ing machine (not shown). A portionof the feed table of the threshing machine is' shownfin 'F.ig. l of the drawings' `at This is the .receiving hopper and-.conveyerl at the feed end of lthe thresher adjacent'to which the present machine is .positioned so. as. to feed the grain thereon,.1n properV conveyer A50Y willbe disposed in proper juxtaposition with 'respect to the thresher, and for `this purpose adjustable means-are pro'- vided lat the forward and rear ends, of theV conveyer frame.A This adjusting vmeans comprises a standard or propv 62Ap1voted to the forward end of 'a .supporting y'fr-ame 52 pivoted'at 58 on theupright 47 and having formed on itslower portion7 a series of 'rack teeth 63 engagea-ble by. a vpinion 64 capable of rotation through the vmedium of a crank handle 65, the latter being adapted toi be locked in adjusted position soV that the vprop can Vbe held when adjusted." At the rear end of the frame there is! provided a brace 66 pivoted'to the 'rear portion of the frame 52 and extendingjdiagonally or obliquely forwardly to theY rear end ofthe t'ranspo'rting frame, where Vit is :provided with rack teethV 67 engaged by afpinion'68 operable by a crank handle 69 for projecting or retracting the brace whereby the'latter will coper-r late with the prop'62 inholding the conveyer framej together with the .hopperland conveyer carried thereby, at the proper in- Y clina'tion or angularly. adjusted position..A -The supporting frame '52.` comprises inits construction,"spaced side members 'ior tracks of L-shapedconstruction, upon whichtheZ conveyer frame 52 is supported vfor hori.- Zontal movement or adjustment longitudif nally 'of the. wheeled fra-meer :yehicleythe conveyer frame beingrprovided forU this purpose, at vopposite sides, with'depending spaced supports 54 having `flanged or car`-,

like vwheels 55 ljournaled at the inner sidesv thereof,`a`nd running on the horizontal por-l V,

'tions or flanges vofthe tracks. "These sup# ports 54 arebraced to the conveyer. frame Y as shown at 56', andtstop membersfare; A,

provided yto prevent displacement-- off-"theA wheels with respect to the-tracks, by en-,.1

gagement ywith the vinner sides of `rthe flanges', saidstops 57 beingarranged upon;v the supportstf. A w1ndlass-58f is'jour naled -m Jthe upright frame 47 and has an q 'operating handle! 59, while intermediately i wound on `said windlass 1sl a x cable;` 60', the' 'opposite eXtrem-ities thereof being connected to the oppositel ends 'ofthe 'carrier-1 frame through. 'the `medium 'of the `supports windlass Vthe cable will be oppositely wound use it may be `projected rearwardly over vehicle lwhen the device -i's being'transl-1"Y ported from place to place. In thisconf l j thresher, `or forwardly so asto. balancethe.

-oryhangers-5ll", so that upon operatingthe'.'.-

i "957.15 yfor shifting theendless eonveyer forwardly -1 Y or rearwardly so 'that when/the device isin-'f l Y nection, it should be noted ,that'fsuflicient I space is allowed between thederriclr mechaajf nism and feed mechanism, to Yallow 'forfthe A adjustmentV described; :.'ltL will be'4 noted` from Fig.; 1k Lof `'the "drawingfthatlthe rear end Vof thefconweyer projects slightlyiover;

Vthe feed hopper and' .conveyer o'f'vifthe. fthresher sothatithe'grain will tbe discharged thereon.V

Arranged upon the rear portion oflithe frame 52 is a' rectangular frameconstru'cf tion comprisingspaoed side members ornplrights ZOk contiguous to `the. upright frame l?,.intermediate side members 7l andrear side members 72 all.connected to. theframe 52 at their lower ends andtconnecteditoeach y othera-t their' 'upper ends by longitudinal frame members 73; Suspended from 'the plurali-tyof hangersdf preferably fourfin number,' and adaptedlto. pivotallyjsupport a similar number of depending toothed'- tines 75 connected intermediate. of their ends to the crank `portion76 of a shaftfl, which 'latter shaft is jou'rnaled in the up-Y rights 70 forming the `side members oftheV rectangular frame'orsuperstructure mount-J Y isov j ed upon the .conveyerframe and: designedyto upper longitudinal frame :members' iare a be raised and lower thereon through the medium of a. throw lever 77Y so as to raise the fork and vary-the distance between the lower end thereof and the conveyer during` the oscillatory reciprocation of the fork. ln

this manner, the quantity of the grain fedA beneath the fork can 4be efficiently regulated.H

Similarly journaled for vertical adjust-` gagedwith the crank portions of the shaft 78, thereby producing a, horizontally positioned fork, which in contradistinction to Y the fork produced by the tines 7 5, acts as a shaker orl agitator to prevent the material from passing, beyond a predetermined quan-V tityactsjto feed the material which passes under the fork, to discharge said material or grain from'therearof the hopper and conveyer as it is carried along by the latter. The rear ends of thetines 81 are pivotally suspended throughthe medium of hangers 81" which latter are suspended for swinging movement with the tines. Mounted upon theV shaft ,-77 is a pulley or sprocket 82 and mounted uponthe shaft 78 isa pulley or sprocket wheel 83, while journaled upon a suitable bracket is an idler pulley or sprocket i Sil resilientlyV held rearwardly tosserve as a belt tightener for an endless drive beltfor chain 85 engaged over the pulley 82 and under the same, and then over the sprocket wheel 83 and then over the double sprocket wheel or pulley 56 mounted upon the shaft 48 and finally around the -idler pulley 8e, thus imparting opposite rotation to the respective shafts 77v and 78 to4 give forward reciprocating movement to the repelling fork and rearward reciprocating movement chine.

to therfeeding fork as the shaft 48 is ro-f tated through the medium of the belt'58.

The repelling fork 7 5 is provided with a series of sickle teeth 86and the feeding fork 81 is provided with similar sickler teeth 87, these teeth serving to cut the bands as the bundles of grain are fed through the ma- Fixed to one end of the shaft of the rear roller 51 is a gear 88, and disposed in mesh with the gear 88 is a gear 89 suitably journaled on a shaft 99, which shaft carries a sprocket wheel 91 around which and a lsprocket wheel 92, mounted on one end of the shaft 77, an endless drive chain 93 is engaged, so that when they shaft 77 ris rotated, rotation will bezimparted to the end-- less conveyer or carrier belt. Pivotally supported in the intermediate side members 71 .above the shaft 78 is a governory fork, the

latter yconsisting of a plurality of angular tines 95v suspended from a pivot 96 engaged with the opposite side members 71 and hav-r ing fixed thereto an armp97, which arm has connection with a pivoted bell crank lever 98 suspended between the-rear side members 72 for pivotal action as is clearly'shown in Y Fig. 8, through the medium yofaconnecting rod 99; One arm ofthe bell crank lever 98 entends lforwardly and the other down-y wardly for connection with the rod 99, while the remaining arm extends rearwardlynnd has connection with an adjustable rod lOOlV At its lower end the rod 100 is coupled adjustably at one .end-to a pivoted leverV 101 by means of an adjusting nut 102, the other end of the lever 101 being adapted toengage the movable partv 88 ofa clutch'memberf spring 10e connectedl to the rod 99 and to the top portion 78 of the'frame structure 1 carriedl by the conveyer frame, this spring y exerting rearward tension on the rod 99 to hold the governor fork Vyieldably in posi-` tion for the purpose hereafter specified.

ln the operation ofthe machine three operators-are required, one being positioned upon the platform 18 to operate the levers e5 controlling the winding drums of the i derrick, while Ythelothrer two operate the forks and swing the booms away from rthe,

vehicle and conveyer at the side-7 or over the same. Preferably, while one of the'forks is being lowered totake a shock or bundle K of grain 1n its hayV fork, the other boom e positioned over the hopper to discharge its load, the booms being swung on-their pivots to accomplish this action and the forks being released through the medium ofthe release ropes 86. It has already been explained. how the booms may be moved into and out of operative position, and, therefore, no further description thereof will be given. Y However, upon the grain being discharged into the hopper 49 andl upon the endless conveyer, the grain is carried rearwardly and during the oscillatory reciprocation ofthe repelling fork 75, if the bundle or shock is too large tofpass beneath the same, the grain is separated and disintegratedso as to pass tlierebeneath and to be fed rearwardly during the oscillatory reciprocaztion ofthe feeding incinber'or `shaker Si, the grainbeing finally discharged-at the rear end ofthe conveyer and on to the feedingmechanism lof the thresher. "However, should .a large bunch of grain pass by the repelling fork l 75, it will strike "the governor-fork 95., and

in so doing` will push it to the rear so as-'to cause downward lmovement of the rod 100, thereby actuating-the clutch and Yreleasing the endless carrier 'or conveyer belt. `When the grain has-been thinnedout and is feedingproperly, the spring 104: will serve `to return the, governor forli to its original lposition for normal operation of the feeding mechanism. By this means it is assured that a proper'q'uantity of grain be' discharged into the :thresher there to be'operated on for separating the straw `fromrthe 'chaff and prevented Vfrom beingzfe'd into the threshing machine at too Agreat a rate such as would tend ,toclog the same. In order to increase the capacity ofthe machine, thev n crank shafts 77 and 78 are elevated through the medium of the throw lelvers 77 and 79 respectively, thereby ,permitting a; greater quantity of the grain to he fed and :dis charged by the device. In'order to decrease the capacity of the machine, thethrow levers 77 shafts 77 and 78 so that the -jquantity of grain passing therebeneath is. reduced.

From the foregoingA description taken in connection With the accompanying drawings, it is thought that a clear and comprehensive understanding. of the. construction,

operation, and advantagesfof my invention may be had, and While I vhave shown and described the device as embodying a specific structure, Il desirethat it be understood that such changes maybe made in saidv structure as do not depart from the spirit Yand scope of the invention as claimed'. ,Y

Having fully described my invention,

what I claim asnew and desire'to secure byV Letters Patentl of the `United States, is:

1. In an apparatusl of the class described, a receptacle, `a conveyer device forming thel Abottom of said receptacle, a'fork devicesub*- stantially at right angles to the conveyer device, means for moving ysaid'forlzv device vertically and horizontall-y'to move the contents ofthe receptacle toward theconveyerdevice, another fork device si'ibstantiallyin Vparallel relation .to .the vconveyer-device, f means for moving said last mentionedvfork device horizontally and vertically to move the contents of thereceptacle longitudinally of the conveyer device.

2. In an apparatus of the class described,

' a receptacle, a conveyer device forming the bottom of said receptacle, a fork device substantially aty right angles to the conveyer` device, means for moving saidyfork4 device and 79 are operated y'to lower-.the 'crank vertically and horizontally to move the con-1 4tents of tli'ereceptacle toward the conveyer device, another forlrdevice substantially in parallel yrelation to theconveyer device, for

moving said last mentioned fork `de`vice=`l horizontally and vertically to yfeedthe. .con-

tents of the receptacle longitudinally of the conveyer device, a governor device extend# ing into the path ofthe material moved by the conveyer device, means for operating.

said conveyer device, and, means between'. the governorv deviceandthe conveyer operating 3. In an app'aratus'of the classdescribed, thev combination with a conveyer device, of a feeding fork device substantially atV right angles to the conveyery device, means for -movingsa-id feeding fork device vertically y Y means whereby a predetermined position of ,tliegovernorvdevice Will causethe vconveyerv operating meansto be disposed'in inoperative position. j

and horizontally, and another feeding 'fork parallel relation to the conveyer device, and

means for actuating-'said 'conveyer device, a feeding fork device', substantially at right angles to the conveyerV device, means fory `moving said feeding "fork device horizontally and vertically, -a'notherfforlV device substantially horizontal andv in parallel vrelation to the conveyer device, means for moving said last mentioned 4device yhorizontally and vertically, a governor device extending into the pathk of the material'moved'by-the .i

conveyer device, and lmeans lbetween the Lconveyer device and the conveyer operating -meclianism vvherebyV a predetermined position `of the governor will causethe conveyer operating means to be `disposed in inoperay tive position.

5. In anapparatus of the class-described, axconveyerdevice, a crank shaft, a fork deico iio

vice substantially at' right angles 'tothe con veyer device, and connected to the-cranks 'of said shaft and movable thereby substantially vertically and horizontally, another crank shaft, "and, a vforkl device substantially in parallelrelation to the conveyer devi'ceaiid connected to the cranks v-ofsaid last menvertically thereby.l f f v tioned-.shaft `and movably horizontal and 6;, In an apparatus ofthe classfc'lescribed,

the combination with a conveyerfdevice-of a feeding fork device substantially aty right angles to the conveyer device, means-for moving said feeding fork device vertically kand horizontally,`said feeding fork device, including a plurality 'of tines, Veach having( laterally directed teeth' and a band severing I element, another feeding fork device kvsubstantially parallel to the conveyer device fand cooperating With the first mentioned Yfeeding forkdevice, and means for moving said lastinentioned feeding fork device substantially horizontally and vertically and in constant parallel relation to the conveyer device, said last mentioned feeding fork device including a plurality of tines each having a plurality of teethV and a band severing element.

7. In an apparatus of the class described, a supporting frame, a conveyer frame pivotally supported intermediate its ends, a Y

conveyer carried by s aid conveyer' frame, means for depositing grain upon the conveyer, an auxiliary frame supported upony I theconveyer frame, a repelling fork operatively supported upon the auxiliary frame, a feeding fork operatively supported upon said auxiliary frame, means for simultaneously operating said forks, and means for adjusting said forks.

8. In an apparatus of the class described, a supporting frame, a conveyer frame pivvotally supported intermediate its ends, a

conveyer carried bysaid pivoted frame rela# tively to said supporting frame, means for l*depositing grain uponV the conveyer, an auxiliary frameY supported upon the conveyer frame, a repelling fork operatively supported upon the auxiliary frame, a feeding fork operatively supported upon the auxiliary frame, means for simultaneously operating said forks, said forks serving to regulate the quantity of the material discharged by the conveyer, and a stopping means including a governor fork for causing the nonoperation of the conveyer.

9. In an apparatus of the class described, a supporting frame, a conveyer frame pivotally supported intermediate of its ends upon said supporting frame, a conveyercar Vried by the conveyer frame and adapted to receive grain thereon, an auxiliary frame supported upon the conveyerframe, a re-A pelling fork operatively supported upon the auxiliary frame, a feeding fork'operatively v the grain.

10.7In an vapparatus of the class described, a supporting frame, a conveyer frame pivotally supported intermediate its ends relatively to the supporting frame, a

conveyer carried by the conveyer frame and adapted to receive grain thereon, an auxiliary frame supported uponA the conveyer frame, a repelling fork. operatively supported upon the auxiliary frame, a feeding fork operatively supported on the rauxiliary frame, means for simultaneously operating said forks, said forks .serving to regulate the quantity'of the material fedto the conveyer,

a controlling means Vincluding' agovernor forkY for causingrthe nonoperation of the i conveyer, means for adjusting the repelling and feeding forks vertically to regulate the quantity of grain passing thereunder, said governor'v fork serving to 'insure uniform feeding of the grain, and means for normally holding said 'governor vfork and controlling means in inoperative position, said stop meai'is being adjustable.

1l. In an apparatus of the class described, a supporting frame, a carrying frame pivotally supported intermediate the ends upon thesupporting frame, a conveyer frame slidably supported on the carrying frame, means for shifting said conveyer frame longitudinally of the carrying frame, a conveyer on the conveyer frame' adapted to receive grain thereon, an auxiliary frame supported on the conveyer frame, a repelling fork operatively supported on the auxiliary frame, a feeding fork operatively supported on the auxiliary frame, andmeans for simultaneously operating said forks.

12. In an apparatus of the class described transporting device mountedto swing vertically,^means for vertically adj usting said transporting device, a conveyer frame movable longitudinally of the transporting frame, a conveyer carried by `said conveyer frame, and means for operating said conveyer. f

13. In an apparatus of the classY described a transporting device mountedto swing vertically, means for vertically adjusting said transporting device, a conveyer frame movableA longitudinally of the transporting frame, a conveyer carried by said conveyerV frame, means for operating said conveyer,

vertically movable repelling forks, longitudinally movable feeding forks, and means for operating said forks:

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature hereto. FRANK HAMILTON. 

